Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi stated that tackling the drug problem is a global responsibility.
Gharibabadi made the remarks in reference to the martyrdom of three Iranian police officers in the fight against drug traffickers recently.
He wrote in a tweet on Thursday ...
MNA Irans Intelligence forces have identified and dismantled an international drug smuggling band in West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran.
According to the released statement of the Iranian intelligence ministry, through extensive operations carried out by the Intelligence Ministry forces, an international drug smuggling gang has been identified ...
Financial Tribune - The good quality of Iranian drugs, besides their cheap prices, is the cause behind their smuggling to neighboring countries
Outbound smuggling of pharmaceuticals to neighboring countries has provoked ongoing debates over the past few months.
Professionals in the fields of food and medicines believe outbound smuggling has resulted ...
MNA Chief of Staff of Iranian President Mahmoud Vaezi said that fighting drug-trafficking is significant for Iran.
He made the remarks on the sidelines of Seasonal Conference of Secretaries of Iran Drug Control Headquarters in Tehran on Saturday.
The Iranian administration has made efforts against decreasing the budget of the Drug Control Headquarters,...
MNA The police forces of the Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, have seized 7 tons and 179 kilograms of narcotics in the province in last two weeks.
Police Chief of Sistan and Balouchestan province Brigadier General Mohammad Ghanbari said on Wednesday that the anti-narcotics police of the province confiscated 7.197 kilograms of ...
MNA According to the released statement of the Iranian intelligence ministry, the forces identified and dismantled the largest drug smuggling band in the Southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
Through extensive operations carried out by the Intelligence Ministry forces, a drug trafficking band comprised of four brothers, who carried drugs from ...
MNA The chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police in Yazd said that the police forces seized 189kg of narcotics in Yazd, southeastern province of Iran.
The commander of Yazd provinces anti-narcotics police Colonol Ali Afkhami said on Saturday that the police forces identified and seized 189 kilograms of illicit drugs during an operation in Yazd ...
Tasnim The Iranian Coast Guard has captured a big haul of opium off the coast of the southwestern port city of Bandar Mahshahr, a Police commander said.
The commander of the Iranian Border Police in the province of Khuzestan told Tasnim on Thursday that the drug haul was confiscated after broad intelligence activities in the Persian Gulfs northern ...
Tasnim The anti-narcotics police forces of Irans southern provinces of Bushehr and Hormozgan, in a joint operation, have managed to capture 650 kilograms of opium, a provincial police chief announced on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters in the southwestern port city of Asalouyeh on Saturday, Bushehr Province Police Commander Brigadier General Khalil ...
IRNA The US unilateral sanctions and economic war against the Iranian nation is impeding the countrys international cooperation particularly the international campaign against drug trafficking, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday.
Zarif made the remarks addressing a conference in Tehran on the occasion of the International ...
MNA Secretary General of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said that Islamic Republic of Iran is standard-bearer and pioneer in anti-narcotics campaign in the international level.
Opium derivatives account for 76 percent of deaths in the international level, he stated.
Speaking on the occasion of International ...
MNA The police forces of Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran have seized 2 tons and 518kg of illegal drugs.
Police Chief of Sistan and Balouchestan province Brigadier General Mohammad Ghanbari said some 2 tons and 518kg of different drugs were seized when the police force busted a gang attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country ...
MNA The police forces of Qom province have seized 55kg of illicit drugs during an operation in the Iranian central city.
Police Chief of Qom General Abdolreza Aghakhani said on Saturday that 55kg of illegal drugs have been seized during an operation in Qom.
Two smugglers have been arrested during the operation, and 55kg of opium was ...
MNA The police forces of West Azerbaijan province of Iran have successfully seized 2.1 tons of illegal drugs.
Police Chief of West Azerbaijan province Colonel Shamsali Haghverdian said Sunday that 2.1 tons of illegal drugs have been seized since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21).
The level of drug discoveries has increased ...
MNA The police force of Irans Sistan and Baluchestan province have successfully busted a large drug trafficking network with a big consignment of illicit drugs in the southeastern borders.
Commander of Sistan and Baluchestan Border Guards Colonel Mohammad Mollashahi said on Sunday that some 2,195 kilograms of opium were seized last night when the ...
IRNA - The IRGC forces are to be deployed along land and maritime borders to help border guards fight smuggling of goods and currency, a senior Iranian security official said.
The Deputy Head of National Security Commission of Iranian Parliament Kamal Dehqani Firouzabadi told reporters on Monday that the move will definitely help improve better ...
IFP - The Iranian interior minister slammed Europe for its failure to cooperate with the Islamic Republic, saying that if Iran turns a blind eye to the smuggling of illicit drugs and refugee crisis, Europe will face one million refugees and two thousand tons of narcotics.
In numerous international meetings, I have stated that our cooperation ...
Tasnim The Iranian intelligence forces managed to smash two major international drug rings in the southeastern province of Kerman, capturing more than two tons of illicit drugs from the smugglers.
In two separate operations in the Kerman Province, the intelligence forces identified the members of the two drug gangs, who had entered the country from ...
The Guardian - The lives of more than 5,000 prisoners on death row inIrancould be spared as a change in the law abolishes capital punishment for some drug-trafficking offences.
Iran is second only to China in the number of prisoners executed in recent years, the majority put to death for drug offences. More than 500 people were executed in 2017....
Tasnim Irans ambassador to the Netherlands called on European states to provide backing for the country in the fight against narcotics trafficking.
In a meeting with a group of Dutch lawmakers, Alireza Jahangiri highlighted the heavy costs the war on drugs has inflicted on Iran, saying the country has lost many servicemen in the battle against ...
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